This is a 5 Tala from Samoa. This note is Samoa 38b in the catalog and was issued in 2012. In the printing process, when the notes are run through high speed counters, a dimple is created where the strip is on the top of the note.

May have tape holding pieces of the note together. Trimming may have taken place to remove rough edges. A Poor note is desirable only as a ”filler” or when such note is the only one known of that particular issue.

Crisp uncirculated banknote the from the Cook Islands. Although these are from an uncirculated bundle, the notes do have signs of foxing (spots on the notes) as seen on the pics. Serial numbers will vary slightly.